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Visitors try to stay dry as rain falls on a monument that lists names of victims of Hurricane Katrina who lived in St. Bernard Parish before a memorial service to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the storm in Shell Beach, La.

St. Bernard Parish President Craig Taffaro, center, carries a wreath with Diane Phillips to the edge of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet during a memorial service to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which took more than 1,000 lives and devastated the region, in Shell Beach, La.

Hope Kline Thomn, left, comforts Gladys Nunez during a memorial service to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which took more than 1,000 lives and devastated the region, in Shell Beach, La. Knight lost several friends to the storm.

National Guardsmen unload Bridge Erection Boats into the canal in order to build docking areas for the additonal boats that will be laying booms near Shell Beach, La. Many local shrimpers have been shut down by the spill but have been hired by BP to lay boom in vulnerable areas.

Fishermen Rob Lewis and Dexter Strange, right, unload crab traps from their boats after having to dump their catch in Shell Beach, La.